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Flag Day Trivia Quiz

Flag Day is perhaps an overlooked American calendar event, but this quiz should help inform and enlighten the status of this very special day.

A multiple-choice quiz by 57wordsmith. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
57wordsmith

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
326,670

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1250

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What day is Flag Day found on the calendar? Hint

July 14th

August 14th

September 14th

June 14th

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which US president set aside a special day for honoring the flag? Hint

Franklin Roosevelt

Lyndon Johnson

Abraham Lincoln

Woodrow Wilson

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Question 3 of 10

3. Flag Day is considered a federal holiday.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which state became the first to honor Flag Day as a state holiday? Hint

Pennsylvania

New York

Washington

Arizona

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Question 5 of 10

5. In what year did the first Flag Day parade take place? Hint

1920

1914

1937

1909

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who first began promoting the idea of setting aside a day to honor the United States national flag? Hint

A governor

A banker

A WWII veteran

A school teacher

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 1890, what group proposed a nationwide display of the flag on June 14th? Hint

The Daughters of the American Revolution

The Sons of the American Revolution

The Boy Scouts

The Girl Scouts

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Question 8 of 10

8. True or False--George Washington once thrashed a man because he thought he saw the man use the flag as a hankerchief.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. What year did the United States flag add its fiftieth star? Hint

1961

1957

1960

1959

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is your basic Stars and Stripes knowledge? How many red stripes are there and how many white? Hint

7 red, 6 white

7 red, 7 white

6 red, 7 white

6 red, 6 white

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What day is Flag Day found on the calendar?

Answer: June 14th

Flag Day is recognized on June 14th, and is also this quiz maker's birthday. As a child, I always felt so special that everyone hung their flags out for me. Needless to say I felt a bit silly when I learned everyone was honoring the United States flag and not me. I won't mention how old I was before discovering this fact.

2. Which US president set aside a special day for honoring the flag?

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson established June 14th as Flag Day in 1916, but it wasn't until August of 1949 that Congress officially established Flag Day.

3. Flag Day is considered a federal holiday.

Answer: false

Flag Day is not a federal holiday, which seems odd, considering that it is the day the country honors its national flag.

4. Which state became the first to honor Flag Day as a state holiday?

Answer: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania was the first, and as at 2010 the only, state to recognize Flag Day as a state holiday. They began celebrating the observance of the national flag on June 14, 1937.

5. In what year did the first Flag Day parade take place?

Answer: 1909

Fairfield, Washington claims to hold the longest running Flag Day parade, hosting its Centennial Flag Day parade in 2010. Other places hold parades including Quincy, Massachusetts, Appleton, Wisconsin, and Troy, New York.

6. Who first began promoting the idea of setting aside a day to honor the United States national flag?

Answer: A school teacher

Bernard Cigrand, a school teacher in 1886, is popularily credited with promoting a national celebration of the flag. He later became a dentist, and continued his efforts to rally national attention to the flag.

7. In 1890, what group proposed a nationwide display of the flag on June 14th?

Answer: The Sons of the American Revolution

By the mid 1890s Flag Day became a popular observance, and Colonel J Granville Leach, who was the historian of the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the Revolution, was a proponent of adopting June 14th as Flag Day.

8. True or False--George Washington once thrashed a man because he thought he saw the man use the flag as a hankerchief.

Answer: false

Actually, the incident did happen, but it was Theodore Roosevelt who picked up a stick and thumped the man for what he thought was an unpatriotic act. Apparently, Roosevelt spied a man blowing his nose on what looked like the flag. After a couple of thumps with the club, Roosevelt discovered it was a blue cloth with some stars sewn on it.

He apologized but whacked the man once more for inciting a flurry of national pride. The incident took place on June 14th.

9. What year did the United States flag add its fiftieth star?

Answer: 1960

When Hawaii joined the United States in 1959, it became state number 50, and represented the fiftieth star on the flag; however, the fiftieth star was added the following year in 1960.

10. What is your basic Stars and Stripes knowledge? How many red stripes are there and how many white?

Answer: 7 red, 6 white

Originally a stripe was added for each new state, but as more and more states joined the union it was decided to keep to thirteen to honor the original thirteen colonies; however, a star would represent each state.

Source: Author 57wordsmith

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